India, Brazil and South Africa on Wednesday pledged to work for a fair and acceptable solution to the contentious Doha trade round, eliminate agricultural trade distortions and explore ways for nuclear energy cooperation under IAEA safeguards.

The world’s emerging three economic powerhouses adopted the “Tshwane IBSA Summit Declaration” at the end of their second summit which also saw their leaders giving a clarion call for UN reforms to broadbase permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, host President Thabo Mbeki and Brazilian President Lula Da Silva also strongly condmened terrorism and emphasised the need for concerted and cooperative action by the international community to realise the objectives of eradicating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

Speaking at the concluding session and at a joint press conference with the other two leaders, Singh said the summit found a renewed convergence of interests on major international issues of contemporary importance.

“We need to forge the closest cooperation possible so that we can together ensure a more equitable international political and economic order.”

He said the comprehensive declaration and a number of trilateral agreements reflect the expansion of the agenda and purposeful participation of the three countries for mutual benefit.

Singh was confident that the discussions on the WTO Doha Round of negotiations would lead to meeting the interest of the poor nations by working towards an equitable world order.